# Accident 19871106062369A: Cessna 172P, Danville, IL, November 6, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1987, 09:57 local time
- Place: Danville, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2904° N, 89.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2904&lon=-89.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52263 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 24 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871106062369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON LEVEL OFF. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD. FOUND STICKING VALVES AND TIGHT VALVE GUIDES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA018), Nov 6, 1987: Cessna 172P (N52263), Danville, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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